1. James Long 5th Grade Social Studies
2. What's the big idea? The Students will learn about cultures and their differences in a respectful and understanding manner.
3. Key Factors: Most students have a basic understanding of the topic to build on. ELL class: 1/2 advanced level, 10% need extra assistance One student likely ADHD but undiagnosed
4. Objective: 100 % students will be able to understand why cultural differences exist after 1 week of instruction.
   1. Scaffolding Strategy: Students will tap into/ assess prior knowledge to define and understand what differences are and how they already affect them.
      1. Give handouts with defined terms after discussion
   2. Scaffolding Strategy: Have students stand and group themselves in different areas of the room to show differences
   3. Scaffolding Strategy: Show a video on differences. Pause intermittently to discuss and allow students to digest information
      1. Review the video after, ask students to write a reflection
5. Objective: 100% of students will be able to identify cultural differences after 2 weeks of instruction.
   1. Scaffolding Strategy: Tap into Prior knowledge, reviewing previous classes, notes, and journals
   2. Scaffolding Strategy: Groups created based on skill level work together to complete an activity demonstrating student understanding
      1. Teacher shown example with visuals prior to starting the activity
      2. Activity utilizes movement and a visible timer
6. Objective: 95% of students will understand the importance of both respecting and accepting cultural differences before the end of the third week.
   1. Scaffolding Strategy: Role playing to demonstrate respect and acceptance
      1. Teacher demonstration as example
      2. Prepared scenarios or student suggested
      3. Visible timer for activity
      4. Class first then group or pair role play
   2. Scaffolding Strategy: Ask the students open ended questions about how they handle and should handle differences they encounter
      1. Can be discussion or written
   3. Scaffolding Strategy: Show a video or presentation on cultural differences. Pause intermittently to discuss and allow students to digest information
      1. Review the video after, ask students to write a reflection
      2. Predefine difficult vocabulary
   4. Scaffolding Strategy: Tap into Prior knowledge, reviewing previous classes, notes, and journals
7. Objective: 90% of students will comprehend how problems can arise from cultural differences and give examples of how they would solve them after 4 weeks of instruction.
   1. Scaffolding Strategy: Teacher selected pairs based on learner profile will complete an infogram project
      1. Teacher shown example with visual demonstration prior to starting the activity
      2. Grading Criteria presented and explained before starting
   2. Scaffolding Strategy: Prepare a graphic organized to determine differences
   3. Scaffolding Strategy: Tap into Prior knowledge, reviewing previous classes, notes, and journals
   4. Scaffolding Strategy: Role playing to demonstrate problems and respectfully resolving them
      1. Teacher demonstration as example
      2. Prepared scenarios to give specific examples
      3. Visible timer for activity
8. Objective: All students will evaluate a major problem that they have identified to be caused by cultural differences and cooperatively create a solution by the end of the unit.
   1. Scaffolding Strategy: Tap into Prior knowledge, reviewing previous classes, notes, and journals
   2. Scaffolding Strategy: Groups created based on skill level work together to complete an activity demonstrating student understanding (mock UN meeting)
      1. Teacher shown example with visuals prior to starting the activity. (If possible a video of a previous class to demonstrate and give expectations)
      2. Activity utilizes movement
      3. Use of all previous notes, definitions, ect..
      4. Group jobs assigned by the teacher
      5. Grading Criteria presented and explained before starting
   3. Pause, ask questions, and review
   4. Scaffolding Strategy: Tap into Prior knowledge, reviewing previous classes, notes, and journals